lately my car building thoughts have drifted from building a wild race car to building the wild thing that will tow it.
for some reason, I am absolutely intoxicated by the thought of a 6.0 liter Powerstroke and it's 6 speed being put into an uber aerodynamic two seat, targa topped, front mid-engined, tube framed, heavy duty suspended, aluminum bodied, highway rollin' tow monster.
In my head it looks a bit like a wider D sports racer with a longer hood, a "targa roof", windshield, and a high mounted trailer hitch.
Find a wrecked Ford F-whatever superduty thingy
Plusses:
Tow a car across the country in relative comfort, turning about 1100 RPM while getting 30 MPG or better with the right tuning.
I would drive something like this EVERYDAY
It has HUNDREDS OF TORQUES
Probably could be built for less than 10G's...I'm sure someone here could do it for 2...
The car could end up weighing less than the engine...
Minuses:
The car could end up weighing less than the trailer... (maybe have massive water tanks for temporary towing ballast?)
road noise
no trunk?
no iPod connectivity? (I could fix that though)
what else is wrong with my ill conceived plan?
